Jungle Goddess (1948)

When a plane carrying the daughter of a millionaire crashes in an African jungle, two pilots set out to collect the reward. They discover that she has become the goddess of a primitive ... See full summary »

Director:

Lewis D. Collins

Writers:

Jo Pagano (screenplay), William Stephens (idea)

Stars:

George Reeves, Wanda McKay, Ralph Byrd

Cast

Cast overview:
George Reeves	...	Mike Patton
Wanda McKay	...	Greta Vanderhorn
Ralph Byrd	...	Bob Simpson
Armida	...	Wanama
Smoki Whitfield	...	Oolonga the witch doctor
Dolores Castle	...	Yvonne
Rudy Robles	...	Nugara
Linda Leighton	...	Helen Phillips (as Linda Johnson)
Helena Grant	...	Mrs. Fitzhugh
Fred Coby	...	Pilot
Onest Conley	...	Drummer
Zack Williams	...	Chief M'benga
Jack Carroll	...	Accompanist

Storyline

When a plane carrying the daughter of a millionaire crashes in an African jungle, two pilots set out to collect the reward. They discover that she has become the goddess of a primitive tribe. An insurgent witch doctor and fierce wild animals make escape from the jungle difficult for the trio.

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Plot Keywords:

goddess | reward | jungle | escape | pilot | 

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Taglines:

TEMPTRESS ... of 1000 Untamed Men! RULER ... of a Savage Empire!

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Crime

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 August 1948 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Deusa das Selvas

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lippert Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

62 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Mike and Bob spot the wreckage, they make an impossible dive towards the ground- and the shadow that is cast on the ground is that of a helicopter, not a plane.

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Quotes

Greta Vanderhorn: I could sure go for a charbroiled hamburger sammich and some french-fried potatoes.

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Connections

Referenced in Mystery Science Theatre 3000: Gamera vs. Barugon (1991)

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Soundtracks

"There's No One in My Heart But You"
Written by Irving Bibo

User Reviews

What I wouldn't give for some french fried potatoes!

What century was this film made in? The racial attitudes in this snooze-fest are unbelievable. Yeah sure. Any self-respecting black tribe in Africa will bow down at the first white person who walks along. Ridiculous.

There's very little plot here: Pilots look for girl, find her, try to escape. The end. For the life of me, I don't know why this film was made. There's absolutely no point, and it would fail as an action/adeventure film because there's so little action (and some pathetic insertions of stock footage).

I would expect better from the two lead actors.